Ahr1 and Tup1 Contribute to the Transcriptional Control of Virulence-Associated Genes in Candida albicans
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Candida albicans is a major human fungal pathogen and the leading cause of systemic Candida infections. In recent years, Als3 and Ece1 were identified as important factors for fungal virulence. Transcription of both corresponding genes is closely associated with hyphal growth. Here, we describe how Tup1, normally a global repressor of gene expression as well as of filamentation, and the transcription factor Ahr1 contribute to full expression of ALS3 and ECE1 in C. albicans hyphae. Both regulators are required for high mRNA amounts of the two genes to ensure functional relevant protein synthesis and localization. These observations identified a new aspect of regulation in the complex transcriptional control of virulence-associated genes in C. albicans .
Source: mBio
Authors: Sophia Ruben, Enrico Garbe, Selene Mogavero, Daniela Albrecht-Eckardt, Daniela Hellwig, Antje Häder, Thomas Krüger, Katrin Gerth, Ilse D. Jacobsen, Osama Elshafee, Sascha Brunke, Kerstin Hünniger, Olaf Kniemeyer, Axel A. Brakhage, Joachim Morschhäuser, Bernhard Hube, Slavena Vylkova, Oliver Kurzai, Ronny Martin
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,900
OpenAlex ID: W3018795449